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Emma J. M. Svensson
I'm a total TV, and sometimes movie, geek. I like a great variety of genres but I like to keep it fresh and doesn't watch pure comedy or horror.
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This is one of the few shows that I haven't managed to binge my way through yet. But that of course is not because the show isn't good it's just because it is VERY long and unfortunately I don't really enjoy it enough to spend THAT many hour on it (but I am way past the middle). It is such a nice little drama and the journey's that the characters go though are really compelling. I also have a few relationships from the show that I really enjoy watching but the fact that it, by now, is such an old show makes the biggest reason for why I can't really find the time to finish watching it. I just don't think it is relevant enough to the society we live in today.
One of the really good shows this one! The whole plot of this show is so good, they really managed to take the show forward through the seasons in a good paced so that it didn't get ridiculous by the end but it stil kept evolving with every season. The characters are so genuin and realistic that you truly can't help but fall in love with them - every single one of them (that is a rarity for me at least). I am extremely sorry that Hilarie Burton (who played Sarah) didn't choose to be on the show more than she was but other than that I don't think I have anything negative to say. It is a tiny bit ridiculous every time Neal (the lead) manages to get out of every single one of the tight situations he finds him self in through out the show but I don't mind that at all it's just so much fun to watch. And lastly I think that the fact that the show is partially based on reality makes it even more interesting!
I watched this after it had been cancelled and I usually don't like shows that are that old because I find they have no relevance to the society we currently live in but I have to say I really did enjoy this show. The reason I watched it was because of the, then, new show 90210 and I wanted to have the full context and the old characters really compelled me. Sure, a lot of the drama is pretty cliché today and the fashion is obviously completely out dated but the characters and their relationships are very well written and true to reality. If you're as patient as me and am capable of binging the whole thing I definitely think you will enjoy it.
This is a show that I knew was special from the beginning. The way that they (especially lead actress Tatiana Maslany) have managed to create all of the different clones and always kept true to each and everyone of their unique personalities is truly remarkable. Especially in the later seasons when many of the main clones knew each other and interacted with each other.
I'm writing this right after having finished the last episode of the series and my opinion is that they really kept the story moving throughout all of the seasons, whilst at the same time always staying on the same thread. What I mean is that each season had it's own goal (learning about the clones, learning about the people behind the clone project, ultimately defeating the people trying to control them) but the seasons connected to each other in a very logical way that stayed true to the underlying story.
There's been plenty of action and violence but it's been used with a purpose to the story and the character development, which in my opinion isn't always the case. I've had to say goodbye to some of my favorite characters but I think all of them got memorable deaths and thought out farewells, as they deserved. It was also clear that their deaths had importance to other characters development which is always a nice thing.
One thing I'm very sorry about is that Michiel Huisman, most likely because of scheduling issues, couldn't play a bigger role in the show. He portrayed Sarah's old love interest and Kira's father and would've been a really good and refreshing contribution to Sarah's storyline.
All things considered, if it's not clear by all these kind words, I am very happy to have followed this show and that I got to witness this groundbreaking new way of making television.
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